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One of the best things about film photography is that the creative process doesn't end in the camera. Processing your images in a darkroom is not only great fun, but it also allows you to exercise complete creative control over the final look of your image. We cover some of the essentials needed to set up a darkroom in our beginner's guide and have also developed a series of short animations which cover essential darkroom equipment, darkroom safety tips as well as how an enlarger works. Below, we cov...

All ILFORD Inspires content has a common goal: To inspire people to try traditional analogue black and white photography by showcasing the power and potential of this highly creative medium. New York Silver Stories Working with the talented team at Exploredinary, this series features four short documentaries telling the stories of silver gelatin darkroom printers in New York City. The Bronx Documentary Center - Turning Negatives into Positives Founded by Michael Kamber, the BDC is a non-profit aimed at ...

Technical downloads relating to the ILFORD PHOTO film photography product range. All tested processing times for our range of ILFORD and Kentmere black and white films alongside our ILFORD liquid and powder processing chemicals. Film Processing Chart Film developing and darkroom printing both require that the negatives or prints be adequately washed to ensure longevity of the images. This short documents covers some methods for reducing the amount of wash water used whilst ensuring that your negative...

ILFORD monochrome equipment manuals From time to time, customers ask us for copies of manuals for ILFORD Monochrome equipment. Whilst we are no longer able to directly offer service and maintenance support for discontinued equipment, we are still happy to supply (in pdf format) the manuals listed below. *Please get in touch for manuals marked with an asterisk FP40 Film Processor Full operations manual - English Leader Card specification Full operations manual - German Full Service Manual -...

The Start I had previously experimented with photography, but nothing too technical. To my astonishment, I managed to capture some really good images and the bride and groom loved them. Using the positive feedback I received from them, I kept hold of the camera and began to research techniques. I began with my pet dogs (many photographers favourite models), then moved on to young family members and babies, then to asking friends if they could travel to a location with me and let me shoot them. Taki...

#alternateprocess Happy Friday everyone! Last week we set the theme #alternateprocess for #ilfordfridayfavourites and we've seen such variety of images. Sun prints, tin types, cyanotypes, wet plate, pinhole, palladium, hand coloured, tones in a variety of liquids, we've had them all. Here are our favourites five @mparry1234 - MULTIGRADE paper with leaves and an hour of sunlight. #ilfordfridayfavourites #alternateprocess @corrine_perry 'Melancholia #1' Hand Coloured Darkroom Photograph #al...

HARMAN Lab - The new name for ILFORD Lab Direct We have updated the name of our award winning Lab service to HARMAN Lab. The new name reflects our desire to give more recognition to the "HARMAN*" brand, and presents opportunities to further broaden our lab service offerings in the future. We still offer the same high-quality film processing and real Black and White prints as we've always done. Using ILFORD Photo Papers and Chemistry throughout. Operating from our factory site in Mobberley, C...

At the time I got back into film again I happened to be taking an evening course in portrait photography at a local college. The usual mix of Canon & Nikon shooters with a mirrorless Sony thrown in for good measure. As usual, we were chatting about our weekend shoots and (obviously) latest purchases. When I said that I had bought a Nikon FE and some film (it was Ilford Delta 100) you could have heard a pin drop. So while we shot our various lighting setups with our D610s, D800s, Canons etc I would o...

Self-portraiture as Catharsis My photography is a form of therapy, a personal, emotional and sometimes turbulent struggle with the complexity of emotions. I feel my life and art have become intertwined and to bury this mental state deep within would only allow it to thrive but through my use of photography, I am offered a sense of catharsis. My self-depictions manifest within the same four walls, my bedroom. The room I believe is the keeper of my trapped and repressed emotions. This often heavily constr...

A former life . . . Before my life as a photographer I worked in Social Services for many years advocating and caring for adults with severe intellectual and psychical disabilities. It was an aim of mine after completing my photography studies to somehow incorporate my former work with my new creative profession. A film connection Shortly after going freelance I was contacted by a Diversional Therapist from a Sydney hospital who had a client with a Traumatic Brain Injury who, before a tragic accident som...